Awards
Assistant Professor Brett Johnson Named 2016-17 Emerging Scholar
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Selects His Proposal from 41 Submitted Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 6, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism Assistant Professor Brett Johnson is one of four international journalism educators to be named an Emerging Scholar by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). His proposal, … Continued
Tim Tai Places Second in Hearst Photojournalism Competition, Wins $2,000
The Competition Drew 127 Entries from 68 Schools Nationwide San Francisco (Dec. 22, 2015) — Tim Tai, a Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism senior, placed second in the News and Features Photojournalism Competition of the 2015-16 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. This was the first of two photo competitions held each year. Tai submitted a portfolio … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Voted No. 1 in Annual NewsPro-RTDNA Poll
Students’ Real-World Experience, Adaptability Rank High with Professionals Chicago (Dec. 22, 2015) — For the third year in a row, the Missouri School of Journalism is No. 1 in the 2015 NewsPro–RTDNA survey of the country’s top journalism schools. News professionals cited the Missouri Method – hands-on experience in real-world newsrooms and agencies – as the … Continued
Junior Aaron Reiss Selected for National Sports Journalism Institute
He Will Intern at the Houston Chronicle as Part of the 9-Week Training and Internship Program Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Aaron Reiss is one of 12 students nationwide selected to participate in the Sports Journalism Institute. Reiss is a magazine journalism major from Houston and will intern at … Continued
Homer L. Hall Scholarship Honors High School Newspaper Adviser
Print and Digital News Senior Rachel Brooks Is the First Recipient Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 17, 2015) — Rachel Brooks, a Missouri School of Journalism senior, has been named the first recipient of the Homer L. Hall Scholarship. Brooks, a print and digital news student with a concentration in international journalism, will receive $2,000 to help … Continued
Radio Television Digital News Association Awards Scholarships to 2 Missouri Students
Jenna Middaugh and Zack Newman Will Each Receive $1,000 Washington (Dec. 16, 2015) — The Radio Television Digital News Association has awarded scholarships to two Missouri School of Journalism students. Both report for KOMU-TV, the only university-owned commercial TV station in the U.S. that uses its newsroom as a working lab for students. Radio-TV journalism … Continued
Alan Toigo Wins November MU Service Champion Award
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 16, 2015) — Alan Toigo, a senior support business specialist at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received the University of Missouri Service Champion Award for November. The award recognizes outstanding staff members who go above and beyond what is expected. The Staff Advisory Council selects one person each month for this … Continued
Feature Story in Vox Wins 5th Place in National Hearst Competition
A Record 159 Entries from 83 Schools Were Received in This Competition San Francisco (Dec. 7, 2015) — A feature story written by Missouri School of Journalism student Greta Weber has won fifth place in the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. A record 159 feature writing entries were received in this … Continued
Broadcast Senior Andrea Gonzales Awarded $10,000 Kaplan Fellowship
She Will Spend the Spring Semester at the ABC News Washington Bureau By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 4, 2015) — Andrea Gonzales, a broadcast journalism senior, will head to Washington, D.C., in the spring as the Missouri School of Journalism’s David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. Students selected for the program spend the semester working behind … Continued
Senior Tim Tai Named Inaugural Recipient of RTDNF First Amendment Defender Award
The National Award Recognizes His Public Stand in Support of Press Freedom Washington (Dec. 3, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Tim Tai is the first recipient of the First Amendment Defender Award, sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation. The award is presented to an individual or organization that takes a public stand in … Continued